Harare – President Robert Mugabe, 93, is in Singapore again this week for a medical check-up, the second one in just two months. But his spokesperson George Charamba says there are good reasons for this. Here’s what Charamba told the local CapiTalk radio station: Eye problems OK, this has always been the official line. But Charamba says the problems can ...

Joyce Dzidzor Mensah, a former ‘Heart to Heart’ HIV/AIDS Ambassador has shaved off all her hair as part of mourning rituals in honour of her late husband. Ms Mensah, who announced her husband’s death on Facebook a few days ago, again took to social media on Thursday, 11 May to announce that she had been instructed by her husband’s family ...

President Akufo-Addo has appointed the acting national chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Freddie Blay as the board chairman of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC). The appointment which was announced by the chief of staff Fremah Osei-Opare was addressed to the Minister of Energy Boakye Agyarko and was instructed to fix a date to swear the new board ...

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s spokesman has hit back at critics who accuse him of falling asleep at public events, saying the 93 year old is in fact closing his eyes to protect them from bright lights. George Charamba was quoted by the state-owned Herald newspaper as saying that Mr Mugabe travels regularly to Singapore to receive specialised treatment for an ...

Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah has said he has started monitoring players ahead of the team’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia. Ghana will play Ethiopia at home in a 2019 Afcon qualifier slated for Cameroun in June. It will be Appiah’s first official game before he leads the Black Stars to play two friendly matches against the ...

Gbenga Oduntan, University of Kent Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is locked in a standoff with the country’s Senate after it twice refused to confirm his choice for the country’s corruption buster. The Senate’s rejection of Ibrahim Magu, the acting chairman of the Nigerian Economic and Financial Commission, for a permanent appointment came after he failed screening amid allegations he is himself ...

President Akufo-Addo has true to prediction, ignored the most senior jurist on the Supreme Court of Ghana, Justice William Atuguba, by short listing three others, including his cousin; Justice Sophia Akuffo, to be considered as the new Chief Justice, the fourth most powerful person in Ghana. The same Justice Sophia Akuffo, who was elevated to the Supreme Court by ex-President ...

Ghanaian dancehall artiste Shatta Wale has thrown jabs at the Ghana Music Right Organisation (GHAMRO) for the second time in the year. Few days ago, he threatened to take GHAMRO on for not paying his royalties. However, Prince Tsegah explained to Citi Showbiz that the ‘dance hall king’ had been paid in 2015. “Shatta has received royalties before but by ...

Fernando Torres believes Atletico Madrid have taken a step towards one day winning the Champions League, despite losing to Real Madrid in the semi-finals. After finding themselves 3-0 down following the first leg at the Santiago Bernabeu last week, Atletico threatened to pull off an improbable comeback but could only manage a 2-1 win as they were eliminated 4-2 on ...

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has vehemently rejected the Minority’s condemnation of President Akufo-Addo’s handling of the feud between Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister, Otiko Djaba and the Northern regional chairman of the NPP, Daniel Bugri Naabu. The two clashed on Friday after Naabu scuttled a meeting being held by Otiko in the Northern region of Ghana. Since ...